+5 votes
321 views
How to open Activity Monitor on MAC | Task Manager

in Mac by (552k points)
reopened | 321 views

1 Answer

+3 votes
Best answer

1. How to open Activity Monitor on Mac from Finder
2. How to open Activity Monitor on Mac from SpotLight

Having our computer updated and optimized is important so that productivity when working with it is adequate. That is why it is important to know how to check this type of data, to be able to access them whenever we need it..

 

 

Mac integrates some practical tools to help us keep much more precise control over the system's hardware and software resources . This helps us to manage errors that can cause some failures in the system and for this the Activity Monitor has been developed which is made up of 5 sections and each one gives us real-time details of the state of use. These sections are:

 

CPU
It controls the use of the processor in real time and we can see details such as:
  • Percentage of CPU usage per process
  • CPU usage time per process
  • GPU usage percentage
  • PID of each process
  • Threads linked to the main process
  • User who is using the process

 

Memory
This is a section intended to get RAM memory details like:
  • name of process
  • Used memory
  • Number of threads in action
  • Used ports
  • PID of the process
  • User who uses the process

 

Energy
It is an important aspect to determine the current energy use of macOS, there we find details such as:
  • Current application
  • Energy impact on the system
  • Use in the last hours of battery
  • Sleep configuration
  • User who uses the process

 

Disk
In the section of hard disks we find variables like:
  • Actual process
  • Number of bytes written
  • Number of bytes read
  • PID of the process
  • User linked to the process

 

Net
In the network section we find all the aspects of networks such as:
  • Process in use
  • Bytes sent and received
  • Packages delivered
  • Rejected packages
  • PID of the process
  • User who uses the mentioned process

 

If you are interested in knowing a little more about how to use Activity Monitor in macOS, TechnoWikis will explain how to open it in macOS Catalina.

 

To stay up to date, remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel!   SUBSCRIBE

 

 


1. How to open Activity Monitor on Mac from Finder

 

Step 1

For this process, just go to the menu Go - Utilities or use the Shift + Command + U keys:

 

image

 

Step 2

In the window that will be displayed we select the Activity Monitor:

 

image

 


2. How to open Activity Monitor on Mac from SpotLight


SpotLight is the search engine integrated in Mac with which when entering a term it is in charge of displaying the results that are most identified.

 

Step 1

For this we enter "activity monitor" there and we will see the following. Damo click on the monitor and this will be it.

 

image

 

Step 2

It's that simple to access the Activity Monitor in macOS:

 

image

 

In this way we will know how to access the activity monitor on Mac in a different way, so that we can open it whenever we need it and check the activity..

 


by (3.5m points)

Related questions

+5 votes
1 answer
asked Oct 22, 2020 in Internet by backtothefuture (552k points) | 226 views
+4 votes
1 answer
asked Jun 4, 2020 in Windows 10 by backtothefuture (552k points) | 271 views
+3 votes
1 answer
asked Jun 12, 2020 in Mac by backtothefuture (552k points) | 309 views
+5 votes
1 answer
asked Oct 7, 2019 in Mac by backtothefuture (552k points) | 261 views
+5 votes
1 answer
asked Sep 5, 2019 in Mac by backtothefuture (552k points) | 428 views
Sponsored articles cost $40 per post. You can contact us via Feedback

Most popular questions within the last 30 days

10,659 questions
10,791 answers
510 comments
3 users